The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-12-02
NO. Is.


and it viii stay damaged. Physicians
call it cancer of the liver, or hardening 81
the liver, or cirrhosis OF the liver, or in
fiammation OF the liver, or fatty dcgenpra
tion of the liver, but Solomon puts ait
these pongs into one figure aad says;
TIL the dart strike through his liver
That young man smoking cigarettes and
smoking cigars has no idea that he Is get
ting for himself smoked liver That
young man has no idea that he has by
early dissipation so depleted his energies
that he will go into the battle only half
armed. Napoleon lost Waterloo days be-
fore it was fought. Had he attacked the
English army before IL was reinforced,
and taken il division by division, he mi ght
have won the day, but he waited until no
had only one hundred thousand men
against two hundred thousand. And hera
is young man who, II be
put all his forces against the regi.
mont Of youthful temptations, la
the strength OF God might drive
them back, but he Is allowing them 90
be reinforced by the whole army of mid
life temptations, and when oil these COM
bined forces are massed against him and
no Grouehy comes to help him, and Bluch
or has come to help his foes, what bat inn
mortal defeat can await himP
Oh, my young brother, do not make the
mistake that thousands all around you are
making in opening the battle against sin
too late, for this world too late, and for
the world to come too late. What brings
that express train from St. Louis into
Jersey City three hours later They
lost fifteen minutes early on tho route
and that affected them all the way, and
they had to be switched of here and
switched of there and detained here and
detained there, and the man who loses
time and strength I'm the earlier part OF
the journey OF life viii suffer for II all the
way through, the first twenty years Of life
damaging the following fifty years.
Some years ago a scientific lecturer went
through the country exhibiting on great
canvas different parts Of the human body
when healthy and different parts whom
diseased. And what the world wants
now is some eloquent scientist 20 go
through the country showing to our young
people on bl azng canvas the drunkard's
liver, the idler's liver, the libertine'a liver,
the gamblers liver. Perhaps tho spectacle
might stop some young man before ho
comes 10 the same catastrophe and the
dart strike through his own liver.
My hearer, this ia the flrstIserm u YOU
have heard on the gospel Of health, and IL
may be the last you will ever hear ON that
subject, and charge you I'm the name Of
God, aud of Christ, and usefulness, and
eternal destiny, take botter care o. your
friends put on your tombstone a truthful
epitaph, it will read 'Here lies the vic-
tim of late suppers;" or II will bo; BE.
hold what chicken salad at midnight will
do for a man;D or IL will be; "Ton cigars
day closed my earthly exlstenee;"
or Il will be; "Sat down in n cold
draught and this Is the result;' or
It will be; "I died Of thin shoes last
winter" or IL will be; event out with
out an overcoat and took this last chilli"
or IL will be- "Thought / could do at,
seventy what did at twenty, and ] am
here;" or IL win be: "Hero is the oonse-
quence OF sitting a half day with wet
feet;" OF IL will be; "This is whore / have
stacked my harvest Of wild OATS" or, in-
stead Of words, the stone.cutter will
ehisel for an epitnph on the tombstone
two figures, namely, a dart and IA liver.
There is n kind Of sickness that In beau
tiful when IL comes from overwoFk for
God, or one's country, or one's family. l
have sben wounds that were glori-
Gus. After the battle OF Antie.
tam, In the hospital, soldier
in reply to my question; "Where arc you
hurt !" uncovered hls bosom and showed
me a cash that looked like a badge Of
eternal nobility. I have seen an empty
sleeve that was more beautiful than tho
most muscular forearm. ! have seen
green shade over the eve shot out IN bat
eyes that had passed without injury. I
have seen an old missionary, worn out
with the malaria of African jungieaG VINO
looked more radiant to me than Fubicund
gymnast. have seen a mother, after n
six weeks watching over a family Of
children down with the scarlet
fever, with glory around her
pale and wan face that sur.
passed the angelic. u all depends on how
you got your sickness and Ia what hhttia
your wounds. Frederick Il. Freliught,y-
sen, the pride OF New Jersoy-ayos ~ the
Nation-and ono Of tho pillars Of tho
Christian Church, and FOR nearly t0nr
years practically President Of tho United
States, although In tine office Of Secretary
Of State, in bis determination % make
peace with all the governments on this
American continent, wore himself 0uii
and while his brain was as keen az q ever
was, and bis heart beat ns regularly an 10
ever did, he was, according 70 the bulle-
tins Of bis physicians &C Washington
and Newark, dying OF hardening Of Che
liver. Satan, who does not like
good men, sent a dart through bis
liver. The last my dear fricnd-fpr ha
was nay friend and my fathers friend
before me--the last he was seen in wash
ington was IN tbe Presidents enrrin0e,
leaning his head against the shoulder ~
the President, on his way n the depot %
take the train 20 90 home % die. Martyr
OF tho public service, be died for hla oDuH-
try. though he died IN time Of peace. ia
his earlier life he was called the nephew
Of his uncle, Theodore Frsliughay sem bus
be lived to render for God and hia country
q service that will make othora proud -
be bis nephew, and which viii keep bis
name on the scroll of history nv che high.
est style Of Christian statesman that this
century or any other century hes pro-
duced.
Nv Lord and my Godi II we nuSf gee
sick and worn cut. let it be 10 Thy service
aud in the effort ~ make tha worid good
ana happy. Not 81 the service W Win. Not
Not One Of the most pathetic scenes that
I ever witnessed, and ! often eee it, Il
that ~ men or women converted in tha
hftfes, ar sixties, or seventies, wanting 20
be useful, but they 50 served the world
and Eafan In tbs earlier part u their life
that they have no physical energy lnff for
the service Of God. They sacrificed nerves.
muacle lea, lungs. heart and liver on the wrong
altar. They fought on the wrong side. and
now when their sword "a ail haeaed up
and their ammunition ail gone, thoy en-
list for Emmanuel Whom the hif l-rnnte
tied cavalry horse, which THAI man
spufTed into many cavalry chnrEs wtth
ehamplng Bit, and flaming eye, ana NECK
clothed IN thunder, is worn enf, anil HpnT-
iusd, and ring g-bonod. and string -ifa sed, he
rides up 80 the great Captain ~ Qur saliva
ton on the white horse ard oiiafs hla
services. When such persons might have
been. through the good habits oi life
| time. crashing the battla.axe tluougb
haimet@d iniquftiea, they ara spending
their days and nights lm discuss
/ lne the best way Of breaking
np thsir Indigestion, and quietlnN
/ their iangiius nerves, and Fpnsirs their
I iaReara appetite, and trFinE tn tKiraea
the dart from tbeir outraged liver. Bete
/ ter converted late than never C8, yeas